走路都得人搀着
“He even needs someone to help him walk.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He can't eat and he's losing his hair.”
走路 都得 人搀着
“He even needs someone to help him walk.”
太受罪了
“What a poor man!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often vividly detail physical symptoms when sympathizing with a patient's ordeal, emphasizing the burden of suffering (受罪).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
even have to / must even
Used before a verb phrase to emphasize an extreme degree or an unexpected necessity.
be supported by someone (by the arm)
Describes physical assistance given to an elderly or severely sick person while walking.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I might even forget how to walk.”
“These heels make me unable to walk properly.”
“I can never walk again.”
“I can still walk.”
“Would someone with trouble walking leave the house so often?”
“He can't even look after himself without you.”